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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Senior Backend Software Engineer

CompanyWing
LocationPalo Alto, CA, USA
Salary$214000 – $249000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience designing and developing backend software
  • A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Excellent written and verbal skills and experience working in a collaborative team
  • Ability to identify challenging problems and potential solutions with limited guidance, launch and successfully land the solution without any complications
  • Experience developing backend systems involving database schema design, and synchronous/asynchronous systems
  • Experience developing in C++, or ability to quickly pick up C++ with experience in similar languages like Java, or C#

Responsibilities

  • Set solution and/or architectural strategy for yourself or a limited number of peers, cutting through ambiguity, and pre-empt complicating factors ahead of time
  • Design and build solutions that utilize asynchronous pipelines, database systems, RPC handlers in collaboration with frontend engineers and other backend engineers, in a privacy and security conscious ecosystem
  • Investigate and build software in areas with limited expertise and make an immediate impact
  • Collaborate cross functionally with business partners, product managers, and program managers to design, implement and quickly launch new features for partners and end consumers, on time
  • Mitigate, root cause and resolve urgent, time sensitive issues, in both familiar and unfamiliar software, as part of an on-call rotation, or other escalations
  • Contribute to a team culture of support, engagement and quality, ensuring Wing can scale as a business

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.